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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,852,005
Total expenses
$1,375,610
Contributions and grants received
$902,877
Grants paid
$6,637
Program service revenue
$157,368
Investment income
$1,689,987
Other revenue
$101,773
Total assets, end of year
$6,061,649
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,103,323
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,958,326
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$874,969
Management and general expenses
$258,735
Fundraising expenses
$241,906
Program service expenses (Part III)
$874,969

Program services were 63.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $107,479

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $795,398

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CLASSES/CAMP/ED PRGMS

    total $157,368 · related or exempt $157,368

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $112,194 · excluded $112,194

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $509,135 · other assets $1,925,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $478,374 · other assets $377,968

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $30,761 · other assets $1,547,032

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,577,793 · excluded $1,577,793

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $341,543

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $246,565

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $94,978 · related or exempt $94,978

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,795 · excluded $6,795

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,795

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,637 · program services $6,637

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $103,415 · program services $12,906 · management and general $65,803 · fundraising $24,706

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $665,587 · program services $461,055 · management and general $73,580 · fundraising $130,952

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,082 · program services $13,610 · management and general $4,002 · fundraising $4,470

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $64,190 · program services $39,562 · management and general $11,635 · fundraising $12,993

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $80,242 · program services $49,456 · management and general $14,544 · fundraising $16,242

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,353 · program services $5,536 · management and general $14,817

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,494 · program services $3,538 · management and general $14,956

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $18,686 · management and general $18,686

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $93,853 · program services $90,506 · fundraising $3,347

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,063 · program services $18,063

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $89,742 · program services $55,672 · management and general $5,396 · fundraising $28,674

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,372 · management and general $10,372

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $48,797 · program services $34,159 · management and general $7,704 · fundraising $6,934

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,299 · program services $15,106 · management and general $1,373 · fundraising $820

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,712 · program services $3,542 · management and general $1,142 · fundraising $1,028

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,030 · program services $13,038 · management and general $4,206 · fundraising $3,786

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES, LICENSES, AN

    total $35,095 · program services $23,178 · management and general $4,568 · fundraising $7,349

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $21,755 · program services $21,223 · management and general $342 · fundraising $190

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $14,206 · program services $8,182 · management and general $5,609 · fundraising $415

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $533 · end of year $109,237

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $141,585 · end of year $1,808,284

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,890 · end of year $2,680

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $283,427 · end of year $253,351

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,552 · end of year $22,098

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $38,921

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $268,790 · end of year $38,921

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,843,736 · end of year $2,967,828

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $500 · end of year $859,250

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $108,444 · end of year $147,663

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $80,871 · end of year $81,210

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $874,450

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,230,311 · end of year $2,687,466

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,137,387 · end of year $2,270,860

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZES FOR CITIES WHERE PEOPLE AND BIRDS THRIVE.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE'S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONNECT WITH MORE THAN 1,500 CHILDREN AND ADULTS EACH YEAR. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1. NATURE CAMP, A SUMMER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 CHILDREN PER YEAR. 2. ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED BIRDING CLASSES ON A WIDE RANGE OF BIRD, WILDLIFE, EQUITY, AND CONSERVATION TOPICS. 3. FIELD TRIPS AND NEIGHBORHOOD BIRD OUTINGS PROVIDE ADULTS WITH INFIELD EXPERIENCE TO IDENTIFY, LEARN ABOUT, AND ENJOY BIRDS AND BIRDING AS PART OF A COMMUNITY. 4. YOUNG BIRDERS, A MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BIRDING PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES INFIELD EDUCATION, FIELD TRIPS, AND EXPOSURE TO CAREERS IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. 5. FLEDGLINGS & FRIENDS, A PLAYBASED BIRD AND NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. 6. SCHOOL OUTREACH AND KIT RENTALS PROVIDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL GROUPS WITH CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS TO OFFER INCLASS BIRD AND WILDLIFE EDUCATION

    Expenses $357,078 · Grants $6,637 · Revenue $157,368

  • SCIENCE BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE COORDINATES LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR TWO NATIONAL AUDUBON COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS (CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT AND CLIMATE WATCH) AND TWO OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OWN PROJECTS (NEIGHBORHOOD BIRD PROJECT AND SEATTLE BIRD COLLISION MONITORING).

    Expenses $292,141

  • URBAN CONSERVATION BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE WORKS WITH DOZENS OF PARTNERS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE URBAN HAZARDS TO BIRDS, PRIORITIZING BIRDSAFE BUILDING PRACTICES, REDUCING PESTICIDE USE, AND PROTECTING AND GROWING URBAN FORESTS AND GREEN SPACES. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1. BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE PARTNERS WITH CAPITOL HILL ECODISTRICT LEADING THE NATURE OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM, WHICH IS WORKING TO ENHANCE HABITAT QUALITY AND CONNECTIVITY AND MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD A NATIONAL MODEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2. BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE SERVES ON SEATTLE'S URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION, BRINGING A VOICE FOR BIRDS TO THE TABLE FOR KEY (CONTINUED ON SCH O) DECISIONMAKING AROUND OUR URBAN FOREST. WE ADVOCATE FOR A STRONGER, SMARTER, AND SIMPLER TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE, FUNDING FOR THE GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP, AND SCIENCE-BASED URBAN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT. 3. BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE ADVOCATES FOR POLICY AND ACTIONS THAT ARE GOOD FOR BIRDS AND PEOPLE, INCLUDING BIRDSAFE BUILDING LEGISLATION, TREE CANOPY POLICY CHANGES, PROTECTING THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FROM OIL AND GAS LEASING, SAFER OIL TRANSPORTATION IN PUGET SOUND, AND FULLY FUNDING WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.4. BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE LEADS SEATTLE'S URBAN BIRD TREATY CITY GROUP, KNOWN AS THE SEATTLE BIRD CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP, WHICH INCLUDES LOCAL NONPROFIT AND CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. THE GROUP'S GOALS ARE TO ENHANCE HABITAT, REDUCE URBAN HAZARDS, AND ENGAGE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN BIRD CONSERVATION.

    Expenses $145,231

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTBIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE DELIVERS A VARIETY OF STAFFLED AND VOLUNTEERPOWERED PROGRAMS TO CONNECT MEMBERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO ALL THINGS BIRDRELATED, INCLUDING BIRDING BOOKS, RESOURCE GUIDES, FIELD TRIPS, BINOCULARS, AND CLASSES. OUR NATURE SHOP IN THE WEDGWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE IS AVAILABLE SIX DAYS A WEEK TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT APPRECIATING, UNDERSTANDING, AND PROTECTING BIRDS.

    Expenses $80,519 · Revenue $94,978

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anthony Floyd

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Andres Hiltbrunner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jim Kelly

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Sharon Wada

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Wendy Lam

    BOARD AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sara Rocero

    BOARD AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul Meijer

    BOARD AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Mark

    BOARD AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Megan Ko

    BOARD AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Megan Atcheson

    BOARD. AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heena Ahmed

    BOARD AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amanda Virbitsky

    BOARD AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Claire Catania

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $101,900
    From this org
    $98,698
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,202
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601349349302805

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